Seafood Results
Cockles
Ocean Wise
Variety
Cockles, New Zealand
Austrovenus stutchburyi
Method
Wild
Dredges
Location
New Zealand - Southwest Pacific Ocean: Tasman and Golden Bays (COC 7A)
Overall Rating
Market Names
Clam, Cockle, Littleneck Clam, Tuaki, Tuangi, Venus
Summary
Abundance: Stock healthy and overfishing is not occuring.
Bycatch: Considered low, and undersized cockles and other species that are caught are returned to the ocean often alive.
Habitat: Harvest within sandy seafloor habitat causes some negative habitat impacts but certain sites are closed the to mitigate them.
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New Zealand Cockle Seafood Watch ReportOcean Wise
Variety
Cockles, New Zealand
Austrovenus stutchburyi
Method
Wild
Dredges
Location
New Zealand - Southwest Pacific Ocean: Otago Peninsula (COC 3)
Overall Rating
Market Names
Clam, Cockle, Littleneck Clam, Tuaki, Tuangi, Venus
Summary
Abundance: Stock healthy and overfishing is not occuring.
Bycatch: Considered low, and undersized cockles and other species that are caught are returned to the ocean often alive.
Habitat: Harvest within sandy seafloor habitat causes some negative habitat impacts but certain sites are closed the to mitigate them.
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New Zealand Cockle Seafood Watch ReportOcean Wise
Variety
Cockles, New Zealand
Austrovenus stutchburyi
Method
Wild
Hand implements
Location
New Zealand - Southwest Pacific Ocean: Otago Peninsula (COC 3)
Overall Rating
Market Names
Clam, Cockle, Littleneck Clam, Tuaki, Tuangi, Venus
Summary
Abundance: Stock healthy and overfishing is not occuring.
Bycatch: Extremely low, harvest method is highly selective and undersized cocklesare returned to the ocean alive.
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New Zealand Cockle Seafood Watch ReportOcean Wise
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Burry Inlet Cockles
Variety
Cockles, Common
Cerastoderma edule
Method
Wild
Traps
Location
FAO Area 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Eco-Certification
Burry Inlet Cockles
Market Names
Common Edible cockle
Summary
Rationale: Ocean Wise recommends some, but not all Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fisheries. Click to learn more about how the MSC certification was benchmarked to Ocean Wise. This fishery meets conservation standards to become OWS recommended.
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- Traps
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Ocean Wise
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - South Australia Lakes and Coorong Pipi
Variety
Cockles, Goolwa
Donax deltoides
Method
Wild
Miscellaneous gear
Location
FAO Area 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
Eco-Certification
South Australia Lakes and Coorong Pipi
Market Names
Australia cockle, Coorong cockle, Pipi
Summary
Rationale: Ocean Wise recommends some, but not all Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fisheries. Click to learn more about how the MSC certification was benchmarked to Ocean Wise. This fishery meets conservation standards to become OWS recommended.
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Ocean Wise
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - DFPO Limfjord Mussel and Cockle
Variety
Cockles, Common
Cerastoderma edule
Method
Wild
Dredges
Location
FAO Area 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Eco-Certification
DFPO Limfjord Mussel and Cockle
Market Names
Common Edible cockle
Summary
Rationale: Ocean Wise recommends some, but not all Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fisheries. Click to learn more about how the MSC certification was benchmarked to Ocean Wise. This fishery meets conservation standards to become OWS recommended.
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Ocean Wise
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Dee Estuary Cockle
Variety
Cockles, Common
Cerastoderma edule
Method
Wild
Miscellaneous gear
Location
FAO Area 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Eco-Certification
Dee Estuary Cockle
Market Names
Common Edible cockle
Summary
Rationale: Ocean Wise recommends some, but not all Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fisheries. Click to learn more about how the MSC certification was benchmarked to Ocean Wise. This fishery meets conservation standards to become OWS recommended.